Rules

The rules are fairly basic:

• NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED (OPTIONAL ENTRY-PLUS)
• ALL FANTASY SUB-GENRES ARE WELCOME
• MAXIMUM WORD COUNT OF 8,000 WORDS
• ENTRIES MUST BE IN ENGLISH ONLY
• WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL AND UNPUBLISHED

If your work is in accordance with the above then please click here to head over to the entry pages. Alternatively, please read below for more details on the rules and how we will be judging the competition.

What do you class as Fantasy?
ANYTHING that can be classified as fantasy can be submitted. However, what is fantasy? Oh dear… what a question! This question has been argued about for decades. Well, we can only give you our answer, and that is: “All stories that contradict known or theoretical law of nature and does not try to explain it with detailed science”.

What happens to my story once I’ve sent it and how is it judged?
Once you’ve sent your story to us we hand it over to the judges. They will then read through it and rate it out of 100 based on the judges’ criteria. At the end of the judging phase, the top 5% of these entries will be re-read by all of the other judges. Judges will then re-rate the stories independently and meet up to discuss which they feel should be entered into the anthology.

Will I get any feedback?
The biggest complaint that people we spoke to had with writing competition was ‘entry fees’. It seemed that people were very against the idea of submitting stories, handing over money and never hearing a single word back from the competition. The second biggest complaint that people we spoke to had with competitions was that once they had entered they heard nothing back…not a word. What on earth happened to their money? Did anyone ever read their story?

Well, The Fantasy-Faction Anthology looked to address these concerns by introducing Entry Plus. Entry Plus is an optional way to enter your story. For just £7.00 the judge that reads over your piece will write up a full paged critique on your work, what they liked about it, what they were less fond of, and more importantly how it could have been made better.

It is important to note that whether or not you chose to submit via Entry Plus, you stand the exact same chance of winning. There will be no favoritism or biased showed towards those that choose Entry Plus.

Format for Entries
We are not as fussy as most competitions in regards to how the stories are submitted. We prefer .DOC or .DOCX files. And as long as they are in a clear, readable font, we are relatively happy. Please put your full name and e-mail address in the header with a word count in the footer. Winners will be notified of the results by phone or email and the handover of the prize delivery will be arranged with them at this point. The judge’s decision, as always, is final.